Ganryujima 5: - October 21 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Ganryujima 5
October 21, 2016
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan

Participant:
Michele Verginelli (18-11-MMA)                            vs.          (6-2-MMA) Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio   
Main Card  | Superfight

Hoshikaze (Sumo)                                               vs.                                  Honshu Viwako 
Main Card  | Superfight

Kazuhisa Watanabe (18-3-Boxing)                        vs.                                                      TBA
Main Card  | Superfight  

Katsunori Kikuno (23-8-MMA)                               vs.                 (Taekwondo) Ha Woon Pyo
 Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Finals      

Khuukhenkhuu Amartuvshin (Mongolian wrestling) vs.    (Hand to hand combat) Igor Permin
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Finals 

Michihiro Omigawa (17-14-MMA)                          vs.                   (Sanda) Zhang Wensheng
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Finals 
  
Al Bakhtiari (Kungfu)                                           vs.         (Muay Thai) Kuntap Charoenchai
Main Card | Tournament Quarter-Finals 

Seems like Ganryujima is here to stay. I wasn´t sure if their finances would make it work with the high profile names but they´re doing good.

Love it.

Ran some stuff through translate, they are calling this event "Ganryujima all Asian Wushu Championship" an 8 man tournament format with fighters from 7 different countries all with different martial arts backgrounds.

https://ganryujima.jp/archives/4951

The participants are:
Katsunori Kikuno - Japan, Karate
Ha Woon Pyo - Korea, TKD
Kuntap Charoenchi - Thailand, Muy Thai
Ali Mahroubakhtiari - Iran, Wrestling
Igor Permin - Russia, (Sambo?)
Zhang Wenshang- China, Kung Fu
Amaraa Khuukhenkhuu- Mongolia, Sumo
Michihiro Omigawa - Japan, Judo

Came across this video of Amaramend (Hoshikaze) Boldo in an MMA fight

Thanks for that Snorzel.

Glad to see them bringing back Hoshikaze and Lelo Aurelio. The tournament field looks good too. Omigawa seems to have an ideal base for this (hands + chin + balance + throws), but the tournaments have been full of surprises so far so who knows who takes it.

I hope there's a way to watch this live, through that subscription-looking service on their website or through nicovideo or something.

EDIT: Thanks for the other Hoshikaze fight too Snorzel. His fights at Ganryujima 1 (I think it was) made me a fan.

Snorzel wrote:Ran some stuff through translate, they are calling this event "Ganryujima all Asian Wushu Championship" an 8 man tournament format with fighters from 7 different countries all with different martial arts backgrounds.

https://ganryujima.jp/archives/4951

The participants are:
Katsunori Kikuno - Japan, Karate
Ha Woon Pyo - Korea, TKD
Kuntap Charoenchi - Thailand, Muy Thai
Ali Mahroubakhtiari - Iran, Wrestling
Igor Permin - Russia, (Sambo?)
Zhang Wenshang- China, Kung Fu
Amaraa Khuukhenkhuu- Mongolia, Sumo
Michihiro Omigawa - Japan, Judo

Thanks for the info and video!

I love this event, but it's difficult for me to watch the day it's happening. I really love the concept of this show though.

looks awesome.



why arent these fights counted on their mma records.?

They should be counted.

CDF47 wrote:They should be counted.

Absolutely.

Since no subs they technically aren't MMA fights.